# We got ripped off so no fireworks show for us this year

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-got-ripped-off-so-no-fireworks-show-for-us-this-year/967428>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 5, 2022, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-got-ripped-off-so-no-fireworks-show-for-us-this-year/967428 "2022-07-05T00:52:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2022, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-got-ripped-off-so-no-fireworks-show-for-us-this-year/967428/1 "2022-07-05T00:52:49Z")

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sad thing is if you lived here this wouldn’t surprise you at all

> **[Fourth of July Fireworks Shows Have Been Canceled in These SoCal Cities](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/fourth-of-july-fireworks-shows-have-been-canceled-in-these-socal-cities/ar-AAZ80q5?ocid=hponeservicefeed&pc=U646&cvid=98eec180a3454a86acdac6450607b504)**
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> Some Southern California communities will have to wait more than a year for their next Fourth of July fireworks shows.

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**Author:** ![minor7flat5](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/minor7flat5/32/258_2.png) [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2022, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-got-ripped-off-so-no-fireworks-show-for-us-this-year/967428/2 "2022-07-05T02:19:58Z")

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So folks don’t have to click through if they don’t want to:

> The cities of Lancaster, Palmdale, La Puente and Lynwood are being forced to cancel or revise their shows.
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> The cancellations come after a state investigation into the company they all hired to provide pyrotechnics found that the company was operating with fake licenses and homemade explosives.

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**Author:** ![DKW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dkw/32/3118_2.png) [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2022, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-got-ripped-off-so-no-fireworks-show-for-us-this-year/967428/3 "2022-07-05T07:29:12Z")

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Eh. These days, just knowing that there are still a few parts of the world where someone gives a damn about the environment is comforting.

And I think a light show would be perfectly enjoyable.

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**Author:** ![salinqmind1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2022, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-got-ripped-off-so-no-fireworks-show-for-us-this-year/967428/4 "2022-07-05T07:35:27Z")

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GOOD. I think this is a good thing, why start the raging forest fires any earlier than you have to?